Printing-telegraph.



J. J. VERMEEJR.v PRINTING TBLBGRAPH.

` "APPLIGATION FILED Pimm, 191g. Y Patented Feb. 28 1.911.

4 SHEETS-SHEET J. J; VBRMER. PRINTING TELEGRAPH.

` ,A i APPLIUATINHLED H1B@ 1910.` 985,233. f Patented Feb.28,1911.

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J. J. VB-RMEER, y PRINTING TELEGRAPH. APPLICATION FILED PERA), 1910.

985,233. Patented 11811.28, 1911.

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new and uset'ul improvements 'in Printing- UNTTED sTaTEsN PATENT oEEicE.

JOHAN J. VERMEEB-OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

l PRINTING-TELEGRAPH.

Patented Feb. 28, 1911.

1910. sei-iai.V No. 542,954.

Specification of Letters Patent. I Appii'eation mea February 9,

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, J oiiAN J. Vninuiiinz, a. subject of the Queen of the Netherlands, residing at Oakland, in the county ot Ala ineda and State ot California, have invented Telegaphs, of which specification.

My invention relates to telegraphic transmit-ters, and pertains especially to a print ing telegraph adapted to he used on any system including the common single line closed circuit system, employing al type- Writing keyboard at the sending end and a type-printii'ig or equivalent arrangement at the receiving end ,for recording the messages, impulses, or other signals sent.

the following is a them, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The coniinutator segments LSL-8', Fig. l, are the sending' segments, and the cominutator segments )9 are the receiving segments.

The receiving segment 9 Vof the Sending machine is divided otf into seven independent, insulated and electrically conductive portions a, l), c, il, c, f and g; the end pory The invention consists of the arrangement tions c and g being separated from Ythe of parts and the details ot construction others by the Wider insulatit'ins 10, and the `o1' receive at either Aleft hand side of the drawing, and the rel station, and l at the iecoiriiig` st ation. Fach of these pendulunis is suitably mounted tor` intermediate portions l), c, etc., oi the corninutator, by the thinner insulating strips l1. Similarly with the receiving segment 9 of the receiving machine. (It is to be understood that the so-calleil receiving segment of the sending machine is inoperative as to secztions'lnc, (1,6, and f, and only operative as to the end sections a and y when sending messages, as will inore clearly appear later.v The saine is true of the sending segment of the rcccixing machine when the latter is. receiving messages.) The complementary sending segment 8 ot the sending machine is also divided into seven electrically conditi. tive portions n, 0, y?, g, i", s and i, but the parts 0, p, q, fr and s are relatively much narrower than the coni'luctive parts Zi, e, al, e aiidot the segment t); each section o, y), etc., being insulated 'from the others by an intermediate body of suitable insulatingmaterial, like hard rubber.

The conducting sections 0, QJ, gl, i", s oi the sending segment 8 stand .in radial planes ap1 proxiinately midway oit the conducting sections l), c, (l, c, f of the receiving segment 9, and. usually these sections o, y?, g, r, s are only about one-'tenth of the .Width of the opposed conducting sections l), c, cl, e, f on segment 9. It is understood that the saine division occurs 'with the segments 8-9 of the receiving machine.

The end sections c, segments 8-9 are simply which which will he more 'fully explained by reference to the accompanying drawing in which# n Figure l is a diagrammatic view, showing the sending and receiving mechanisms and circuits. Fig.. is a` side elevation of the enduluin mechanism. Fig. f5 is a plan view of the same. F flis a longitudinal sec tion showing the printing mechanism and connective parts. Fig. 5 a plan section, on l-ine X-X, Fig. kt. F (3 is a. perspective View of a comb magnet latch. Fig. 7 is a plan section showing the circuit closing mechanism llt). Fig. o is a similar view showing the circuit closii'ig' mechanism 40e-4l. A Referring to Fig. l, it will be understood that the apparatus is adapted to send itron'r end oi the line, and a. description of the sending mar-.linie will answer in great part for a` description of the receiving machine. In the present case lf shall simply describe,'aiid cliiciiy illustrate, the sending from one end and the receiving at the other.

In the diag anima sending ii'icchanisin is represented lic view ot Fig. '1, the at theceiving met-.lianisiii at the right. l

Each machine employs a` pendului'n ineinber which is represented at it at the sending g, and. n, zfot the oscillation, and they carry respective armafor the purpose ot by side, with the pendulum Working' between sending plished 'the ground, to return.

vg, whereupon another. circuit is to send the cl'iaracter,

and for holding and at the end of its stroke; the sending of all the characters over the line being accomplished through the closing of certain circuits as the brush 6 passes over one or the other of the thin metal strips o, p, g, z', s, and the brush 7 of the receiving machine passes. over similar' wide metallic sections 7J', c', d', e', f, of its segment 9', as will be explained later.

By means of the segments divided as here shown, I am` able to transmit over a single main line all the letters of the alphabet, numerals and symbols usual or necessary in the transmission of messages. 'I

The manner'of effecting the various selections to produce the desired results in the and receiving machines is accomfollows; 20, Fig. l, represents the'main line of an ordinary single line closed circuit system having the gravity batteriesv or equivalent 21-21 at each end of the line and connecting ground wires. The battery 21 has one terminal connected with the armature 22 of the transmitter 23. 22 is one member of 'a switch, of which the other member is 24, which latter connects with the local relay 25, then with the main line 20; through the armature 22 of the' receiving machine to relay 25, and through the battery 2l with Springs 22a-22h hold switches 22-24, 2,2-24 normally closed, so I 4have a normally closed main line circuit with the two relays 25-25 in series.

The end section a of the segment 9 is connected by wire 34 with the magnet 35 which controls the armature switch member 35a; the other terminal of the lower switch magnet 35 is connected by a wire 36 with the pendulum magnet 3; the other terminal of magnet 3 is connected withA the opposite pendulum magnet 4; the two magnets 3-4 being in series, and the other ter'- minal 'of magnet 4 is connected by wire 38 with a contact point 39, which latter is normally in contact with the armature 25il of the relay 25. Then the line is closed, as

hown, a circuit will be made through the" armature 25a of the local relay, through wires 30 and 3l to the main local battery 28; thence through wire 29 to pendulum A, and by brush 7 to section a of the segment 9 whenever the. pendulum is swung to its limit in that direction. A circuit is thus completed to energize the pendulum magnets 3 4 and hold the pendulum to one side. .Breakinor the circuit denergizesl magnets 3-4, allowing pendulum A t-o swing by gravity and bring brush 7 over the section similarly established through the magnets and wire ,is employed,

by a system of electrical wiring, aster 225; the other `and 8, as described later.

' turn controls 53, magnet 35, armature 25, wires S50- 31, local battery 28, wire 29 and pendulum ,.Lvthus aga-in hold- 'ng the pendulum Each time a sending key 2G is depressed, this action of breaking' an restablishing a circuit takes place.

Since a normally closed main line circuit the circuit through magnets 8-4 will be' closed that the armature 2 will be attracted in the manner shown, and cause the pendulum to stand and remain, at an angle with thebrushes 6-7 resting on their correspondingsegments 8 9V and sections (i-n so long as the circuit is unbroken. The breaking of this normally closed circuit is accomplished by the depression of a key `26 on the keyboard.

The key 26 is electrically connected by a wire 27. with one terminal of this transmitter is connected with the main local battery 28 by wir@I 3l, and the other terminal of wires StB-38, contact 89,

terminal of the transmitbattery 2S is electrically connected by a wire 29 with the pendulum A, as before When the sending key 26 is .standing normally in the up position shown in Fig. l, it will close two contacts 40 and 4l, Figs. -l-

A wire 42 connects the contact member 40 witha local-battery 43, and a wire 44 connects the other terminal of the battery with the armature 35a of the magnets 235 35b. This armature 35a cooperates with one or the other of a pair of contacts 45 or 46 to close a circuit leading to on'e or the other magnets 48-481, which latter control an armature 49. The other terminals of the magnets 48`48a are connected by wire 50 back to the contact member 4l. Thus a secondary local circuit is normally closed through battery 43, and the purpose of this local circuit is to prepare another circuit through the transmitter 23,-this latter Vcircuit when closed energizing the transmitter and denergizing the pendulum magnets, allowing the pendulums to swing. This is done as follows: A switch 52 on wire 42 is closed, as shown, when the machine is sending. 'Armature 49 `swings between a pair of contacts 55456. Contact 55 is connected by a wire 58 to section a -of sending segment 8, and'contact 56 is connected by a wire 57 with the opposite, end section t. It will thus be seen that theI function off the switch magnets S35-$5 is to throw the switch member 35a from one contact 45 to the other 46, and Vice Versa; that this again completes,the` circuit for one or the other of the switch magnets 48-48A which in the movement of the armature switch member 49. The armature 49 is connected. by a wire 62 with a spring Contact member 61 arranged ito be'brought i'hrougl'l the lin-nah (i, pendulunfil;Wire 29, hatscribe.

eeaeaa "into electrical whenever the olose a. ycircuit through the tranenntter eonneetion lvith a lie? latter 1e depresaecl, and ao 23 to break the line eirouit, as I willy new cle As seen in Fig. l, there are two contacte {lll-60 interposed between the Contact (il and key 2G, but for the present l will only refer to Contact 61, and Will later explain what the contacts ll9-0 are for. llulliee it to say *that` When the sending lief/'2li is (leipresseel, the three spring Contact members lill, @D and (il are closed, bringing the hej,1 and all the contacte into electrical eonnee-- tion, and a new circuit, called the trananiiit-` ter circuit, made, which breaks the normally eloeetllV line circuit 20. ln breaking the line Circuit the lofal relay becomes inert. This in turn breaks the pentllillunl l'nagnety circuit, `thereby 'freeingV the pendu-l lum ,ainlallowing it to swing lo 1the other side. Depressing key 2li eloaee the eirouit through eonl'aeta l3l)(l0-61, wire (32, arina-y ture l19eonl'aet 55 and Wire 58 which leonne'ets with the enel section n of the sending,l Segment S; from `thenoe the circuit passes ter 28 wire 3l. throurh the traneinltter Elfi. 7 l if? 1 wire Q7, and hack to the mittei- 23. The nement the l'raneinitter heeoinee energizee the armature is attraelefl and Jdie line circuit iabrolteir at 24h Alllhen the4 line' eireuit is broli'en the relayv7 *2li lime,- eoniee inert, and the armature 25? breaks the pendulum magnet circuit at Ell), ilireeing; the pendulum and alloiiiing; il; to swing by grav ity 'to tl'ie'other siden The real ell'eet ol'. lnealii'lp,` ille line eireuit is the simultaneous deiinergizing of bothl relays 25 and '25. The (.l-einergizing o'l" the relay 525 in the re eeiving machine breaks. the peinlnlun'l inagnet Circuitl of the pendulum l5, freeing this;

also, eo that ilu) two penduhnns A and ll are siinultaneoualy lreecl and swing in unison to the other aille of the segment where they `are hehl by the magnete; l-Ll and B-l un til rel( weil agail'l.` llepre' lon oil' the key, the three spring rontaeta l-llll-flll are pressed togelyliier, eloning thetransmitter circuit, nana' f thehreali ing; el' the line eirouit anfl ali th saine time the pmiluluinmagnet eli-enit, "freeing the pendullune. ,l'he momenti, however, that the brushes leave the enel sections lil-# or 'r/zf this; transmitter circuit, is broken and the line closed again, ao that when the brushes 4oontaet withv the opposite enel elections; qw-1?, or aff-a, a new }:Jen luluni magnet circuit will be established, again energiaingthe pendu hun magnets "34 and l'loltling'tl'le pendulum in this new position. 'lf the pelnfluluni has swung to the right, thie circuit will pasa `thrmigh the end segment g, Wire all, and

Wire 38 Contact 559 the key 2li, thus making a eon'iplete cire-uit, antl ener-gmail' the trans# Ae before (lee ribetl, on

. ,l through the switch magnet 35, then through wire gli and the pendulum magnete 34-4, armature wires 3U and 3l., battery 28, Wire 29, through the pendulum and lamelles, completing the eireuit, thus energggiaing the pendulum magnets, alaolhe the armature Contact 46. y

lllhen ln'eeanre when off the key, andy this: is released` and returi'iecl to normal po? aition, the two oon'taet` members Ll0--ll Will again be leloeecl antlxa: new eireuit'iiill be' inaile through the switch magnet 48a to attract armature elli, inabili@ a connection a't 5G and preparing; a new transmitter oircuit which, .lnnveven not completed until the key is Lleprehetl afmin. llroin this it can be eeen that the inni; ion of the Switch magnets 35e-35i in lo prepare lhe circuit olf one or the other of the switch magnets 4S48, and that theee a grain preg'iare the lranainiitel"eir- Luity `"which is; lneetl by the key 9G to the mainline, this, in turn, causing the break in? te connect this with the inn,n of the peinslulun'l magnet eireuit and rei leaeilig the peinlullnna.

As l have Said before, the vSendling of all the el'iaraeters on the line ifs accomplished through the eloeing of certain eireuile,

Sweep aereas the attinente, one or more circuits are made with the local., trz'nisinitler, causing' the transmitter to lniealil the line circuit. Th se breaks in the line rmturallgi alieni the relay 25 at the other enelI oil the line, causing,` in turn Circuits to he inafle in the receiving nxaohine. whieh momentarily energize one or more oiI live :anali magnets 'Ill-fil --"2--T`l--`Tll aml oauee a eharaeter at lil, to print, eorreeponilingr to the eliarael'erol the (lepreaaerl lief; 2V.

"lihe inanner in l'(ll-i'l m lilare controlled, and the cori-eenen(ling type-har "K operatori, will now be described: The nnniber el keys. on the keyboard will eorreeiionl to the nninber of liljfpebare 221.', and the usual number of keys and type-bars olE a l keyboard, of the inaol'une' which l use,

standar( is thirty-two, being euliieient for. all the characters, numerals, carriage-return, spacing, ete., employed.

ewiteblniagnet 35", and attracting as the brush (l olluhe if-,e:11tl1n,g Segment 1n the Selah" penfluluins have that the numerals ll, 2, 3,

et, 5 in this list correspond to sectionsl o, p,

. g, r, s, in the sending machine, and the sections L', c', d", e', f', 1n the receiving machine: i

v contacts.

These combinations, exceptthefirst (0),

I i are utilized through themedium of one or more contacts placed between the contact member 61 and the corresponding key 2.6. For instance, by referring to I ig. 1, I haveA shown two contacts 59-60 which in this case,. as will be shortly pointed out, refer to the combination 2 5 and we will assume that this combination 2 5 stands for the letter A. Therefore, assuming that the key 26 shown in Fig. 1, with its two contacts )@60, represents the key A, I' will now trace out the manner in which the'- type-bar X of the letter A in the receiving machine will print its character when the A key 26 in the sending machine is depressed It will be observed that the Contact connects by wire 63 with the segment section p which is known as No. 2 section, and the contact 59 connects by wire 64 with the segment section s whichis known as No, 5

lsection. All these contacts 55)*60`61, are

adapted when the key 26 is depressed'to be brought into electrical interconnection, so that the key will be in series with all these In depressing the sending key 26, the three ,spring contacts 552-60--61 are pinched together and a cireuit made through the lower contact 61 which energizes the transmitter 23 and breaks the line, releasing the pendulums, as we have already described. ThisV pendulum releasingvcircuit, or transmitter circuit, as I havecalled it before, isv broken, however, 'the moment brush6 leaves ythe end section n; thus again 1establishing or -closing the main line circuit. But as the brush (i sweeps across its` segment toward the other end p. the mainline circuit is broken twice as the brush G passes over sections 71 and .s3-in the following manner: The circuit controlled by section p passes from battery 2S through wire 31, transmitter 23, wire 27, key 26, contact 60,- wire G3, section' p, brush 6'pendu1um A, wire 29, to battery. The closing ofthis circuit is but momentary,

I of these armatures has and breaks the instant the brushleaves section p. The second -circuit through av is closed over the same'route, except that the current now passes through contact.59 andl wireY G4, instead of Contact 60 and wire 63. These two circuits made through sections p and s react through' the line, and wide sections cf of the receiving segment 9 in the receiving machine in the following manv ner: At the same timel that the brush 6 on pendulum A connects with section p to break the line circuit, the brush 7' on pendulum B is contacting with section c ing segment 9 close a circuitwhich will energize magnet 72 which is. the second magnet Vin' series. Likewise, when the brush V6 of endulum A passes over'sections the brush lum B will be passing over the relatively wider section f' and close a corresponding circuit to the magnet-74 which is the fifth in series., The way in which these circuits ,Y through magneten- 74 are closed islas follows: When the brush 6 is on contact p the line circuit is broken at this moment so that the relay 25' in the receiving machine is inert, allowing its armature 25b to contact with the contactmember 75 by reason of the action of the spring 75. l The contact ofthe armature 25h with Contact 'closes a circuit which flows from the battery 28 through wire 3l', rela armature 25", contact 75,

wires 76 and? magnet 7l, wire 78, section c', brush 7', pendulum B', and wire 29', back to the batteryv 28'. Energizing this ma net 7l acts on certain selective mechanism wich will be described shortly. The moment, the

brush 6 of pendulum A passes section p the transmitter'circuit is again broken Aand the line closed, 'energizingthe relays and breaking the circuit at 7 5 through-magnet 71 by the attraction of the armature25 by the relay 25. Similarly, when brush 6 of pendulum A contacts with sectionc'the line circuit is again broken and a magnet'circuit established through magnet 74 and section f',-

,the circuit being traced from battery 28',A

of the receivof the receiving machine to of penduwirel, armature 25h', contact 75, .Wire\76 magnet 74, wire 7 9, section f', brush 7', pendulum B, wire 29', to battery 28'. This circuit is -again broken as soon as the brush 6 of pendulum A passes over sections. The operation of the selective mechanism to select -the type-bar X corresponding to the magnets Tl- 74s, and print, is as follows: Referring to Fig. 5,' where the magnets 70- 7 1-72?3 74 are seen in plan, it is observed that` these magnets have respective i armatures 70 71'-72"-73'-74, and each a corresponding latch` member '70L adapted to'control. the movements of a series of selector combs or rack*v bars 80,-\8l-8283-.84, through the -en- @agement and disengagement of the latches 02% with the corresponding projections 80'- 81-82-83-84, on the respective bars 80-81, etc.` Each one of these bars has a number' of slots 86 along its front edge correspondingI to the number of keys 26 of the keyboard. Each one of these slots is just large enoughvto permit a locking lever 90, Fig. 2, to'enter when permitted. rl`here is one oit these locking levers 9() connected with each key 26 and corresponding type-bar X (of the receiving machine), and whenever one of these levers 9() enters a series of Iregistering slots 86 in all the live bars 80 8182- 83-84, the character corresponding to the depressed key 26 of the sending machine will print, as will be seen shortly.

The several bars 80-81-82-83-811 are .normally pulled in one direction and in opposition tothe retaining means 70"t by suit able means, as the springs 110.` Energizing any of the magnets 70, etc., will attract its corresponding armature TW-717, etc., re-

leasing its corresponding hook 70 vfrom the respective. projection 80 or 81', whereupon the spring 110 will throw the bars 80 or 8l,

etc., so released, in one direction. These bars are suitably mounted tor reclprocation insult-able guides in the machine frame, and

whenever a bar is pulled over by its coil spring it moves until it strikes the armature plate 111 on the magnet 112. It is by `means of this armature 111, as- I will point out laterathat the bars are pushed back in opposition to the springs 110 to engage the bars with the latches 70a.

Arranged 1n the pendulum magnet circuit of the magnets Bw 1s a magnet 87, and

whenever the pendulum magnets are ener gized, magnet 87 will also be energized and attract its armature 87 This armature 87 controls a circuit through a. magnet 88, and magnet S8 acts on a normally retracted, springactuated armature S8 which connects with and operates a slidable frame This frame' 93 is supported in brackets and extends across and inthe path 'of the series of locking bars 90, so as normally to prevent any of these locking bars 90 from entering the slots 86 in the rack-bars 80-81, etc., until the pendulum arrives on one or the other of the end sections of the segments and closes the pendulum magnet circuit; this pendulum magnet circuit, as We have seen, closing the circuit through the magnets 87 and 88. Thus, assuming that one or more of the rack-bars or combs 80-81, etc., have been moved to bring a vertical line of slots 86 in these bars into juxtaposition with a corresponding locking bar 90, and

further assuming the pendulums to be swung y reason of the action of a suitible spring 96; therel being one of these springs 96 for each bar 90. 1

The engagen'ient of the biir 90 in a series oi' slots SG carries the lower hooked end 113 of tho bar forward underneath a rod 1111 carried by a rocking frame 115 which is fulcruzned at 116. A spring 11.7 acts on the frame 1,15 to carry the rod 114 normally above and out of the path of the hooks 113. This rocking trame 115 is operated by a magnet 118, Fig. 2, the circuit of which is closed at 119 by the inward rocking of the bar 90. The moment this circuit is closed lthrough magnet 118, frame 115 is rocked,

pulling down on the hook 113 of the bar 90 which is engaged withV theslots, and this acts on a bell-crank 120 to rock the inner end of a key member 26 in the receiving-machine, pullingl on a rod 121v which connects with a corresponding type-bar X to print the desired character. This type-bar X atthe moment of printing closes another circuit at 122 which is in a circuit with the magnet 123, and this magnet 123 acts on an armature 124 which in turn acts on a sliding frame 125. This frame 125 has a crossbar 126 which pushes out the locking bar 90 to disengage it from its slots 86, thereby breaking the printing circuit through magnet 118. At the same time that magnet- 123 is energized, the magnet` 112 which is on the same circuit is energized, and its' armature 111 is attracted. to -push back all the combs or rack-bars 80-81, etc., which have been thrown forward, and cause all these rack-bars again to be caught by their latches a.

From the foregoing, it will be understood that to print 'the character A which I have before assumed to be represented by the combination 2-5 and the Spring contacts 551-60 which connect to the sections -p-s and act through sections ,cf-f and It makes no difference which way the pen.-l

dulums swing, except that they both always swing in the same direction and practically at the same rate of speed, and simultaneously. However, exact synchronism between the two pendulums is not necessary, since the sending sections 0, p, q, r,

are only s about one-tenth of the width of the receiving sections b', c', (Z, e', f', thereby mak-l 'lliere iiiig'ht he a diltei'ciice ot one-eighth of an inch iii the. relativo travel ol the. tii'o pcndiiliiiiis Without any adjustment heinel necessary*- A single swingl ot. thc peiiduluius in either direction completely :ii-ross the segr# ments causes the character to print, depen-ling' on thc key cle-pressed.

liroiii this description o'l the eliaraeiei 4 A with its two .selective seetioiis /i .w. c-f, :intl magnets 7l 7l aiul corri-spout ing ha rs Silt--S-fl, it will lie manifest, that.. earl,

7i, as the case, may bc, nire? immediately the nation has no eoiineel'ion willi. or control of,

character, except that represciitetl by the first combination "O i", it.` will liaie as many spring contacts, similar to the eoiilaets :itl-(i0, interposed between its lil-i aiiil its "iesi'iectiye contact (3l :is there are impulses iii the `particular eaiiibination. Thus. the combinations 'troni l i to 5 ot the izrecedingl eliart would have one contar? voricspeniling to a contact 5i) or (il). rai-li ol these coiilaets wriiiiertinej e ith a resgaw-ire section o. yi, o, i', s. liilowise a eliaraeler einiiloyiiil;l 'lire .sertioiis will have iie siii'iiier routaels .similar lo tlieeoiilaelsiili nti arraiiii'eil lielwteii itsl key 2U aiiil roulant lil, and these tire contat-ts will lie eonueeti-il with all live of the set-.tions .-i y), q, s: and likewise all the magnets '70-l -71- ete.` and all the bars 80mm, ctc., will he utilized to artuate its coirespoiidii'ig type-liar X.

The notches 8G in the rack-hars or combs 80-81, ete.. are so disposed thata lengthwise shifting' ott one or more. otf these bars in one direction following the depression of any key on the keyboard, will allow onlyI a Single .set o'l .slots to register Verticall)r to admita single loeltiug lei'er il() eorirespoiuling' to the character ot the. key depressed. into its slots.

It. is understood that while there are only tive magnets -71-72"53-7;4, and tive combinationforming: con-ibs HO-S1.-S2-- 8f3-S4, t'or a. keyboard eii'iployin;ir not to exceed thirty-tufo keys, there are. however. as many notches 8G in the. combs as there are keys on the keyboard, these notches be-V inf.;- judiciously stiigiijered so that whenever frame 95 mores to allow the lock-inel levers 90 to-approach the combs, only one locking lever 90 Will enter a sctof registering notches.

For the character represented by the coinbnation 0 there Will n'ot any contacts like 59 or 60 between that particular key7 Q6 andthe Contact 61, but the key which corresponds to the irstcombination 0 will, when depressed,contactiinniediately with its corresponding Contact 61; there being a special Contact 61 for each key. This-will operate on the transmitter 23,aswel'iave already seen, to release the penduliin; and allow itv ,to swinei across the couiinutator seifiiieuts,

but Without closing any eiit'iits through any of the sections amp. Z1-:, etc., until the brush G coiiies on to the end section t or :in i' nl' the live magnets it) --71--72--7fi-74, none ol the. combs F40 -Sll---Q-tlf'b-B move; aial the notches in all these combs are so arranged that when all the combs S0--81, etc., are held against their springs 1.10 by the lalelies T0, there will he, one setof notches Hi? in i'eilieal register directly in front of the locking; lever 90 which corresponds to trilt-liar ot' the first or 0 coii'ibination, lieiiei'er the eoiulisI are thus locked there is .-.lii'ai's this se( ot.' slots ready te receive, its lf-elti nir liar .t'i` henevei.' the detaini ug;- traine iii allows the spring-pressed levers il() to ai ie iii against the combs, Ut' course, whenever arri other key on the keyboard itl'er than thatwhich stands for the. first or (l coiiihination is depressed` sonic one or more of the combs are released; and all the notches Sti iu tiie combs are so disposed that no tivo lines of notches will ever be brought into register at the saine time that the retaining traine 95 is moved toilet the locking levers 90 move in against the combs. Hence,

i hen the first or 0 combination key is de iiressetl and the penduluins swing in the iiiiinner shown and come to rest again and are held by thefiestablishnient of the pe1idiiliuii magnet circuits, the frame 95 will be recipiocated and the lever 90 corresponding to the first or 0 Combination ot the typebar X iiill swing,r into its line of notches 86 in the, combs, and thatJ particular type-bar X will tty-up, print, close switch 122, energize, magnet- 128, and throw back the releasing;l traine 126, thereby breakii'ig-the circuit of switch 119, and returning the partsto initial posit ion.

Freni the foregoing description it will be' seen that by means of the segments divided into fifths, and by energizingr one or and employing the rest of the selective mechanism shown, I am able to transmit' over a single line all the' letters ot the alphabet, numerals or other symbols usual lor necessary in the transmission o'l' inessages; making thirty-tno combinations with...4

` mutator segments and sponding to the number oit magnets ltl"?l., etc., and combs @M-8l, etc.

The contacts `fl-(vlmlll, iilwttl, etc., previously referred to, are shown in their 'relatiye position tov the lr in4 llipgs. l.l and 8. Each key '26 or 536 carries a ,toot-piece bearing on a side rail oi a rock ing trame 1529, which latter entends across the machine and operates the contacts l0-41, no matter which key is depressed. Each rod 12S has a pin 130 to is corresponding 'set ot coiutacts'tlli, etc.

ln Fig.. l' is shown how the circuit is closed at switch 119 :c All the levers 90 are adapted, when rocked forward, to hit a rocking .trame 131 which entends across the machine and closes switch lll), no matter 1which lever Sl() is moved.

Having thus described my I claim and desire to secure ent is-- t Y l. In 4aynrinting telegraph, the combina tion of a pluralityvof sendingr keys, a plu- 'ality of corresponding printing members, a single line Wire, and means including com gravity actuated brushes movable over said segments Where by on the depression of a key a corresponding printing member is operated, said seg ment sections being ci less number than the number of keys and capable of a number ot permutations ecLual to the number of keys.V

2. In a printingl telegraph, 'the combination ot a plurality of sending keys and a inyen tion, what by laetters Pat- ,corresponding number ot printing members,

a single line Wire, Velectrical mechanism controlled by the keys whereby on thev depression of a particular key a corresponding one et said pr"irnl,iir1r v,P members Will be operated, said mechanism including a com Iuutator segment haring a number ot sections less than the number of keys, a, gravity actuated brush traversing said sections, and

`means by which onV the depression of a key a circuit pa 'ses through one or more ot said Asections; on the traverse ot the brushover the segment. i

3. In a printing;y telegraph, the combination of a plurality of sending, keys and a cor responding number of printing members, a single linecwire, electrical mechanism controlled by the keys whereby on the depression of a particular' key a corresponding,r one oiisaid printing members will be operated,

`said mechanism including` a commutator segnientliaviing a Humber ot sections less than the number ot keys, brush traversing; said sections, means by which on 'the depression oit a lrey a circuit passes through one or more ot said' sections on the traverse oit the brush over the seg; ment, a correspondingly divided segment Vat thev receiving end oi the line, anda brush traversing the same, with a selective mechanism controlled by said lastuiamed brush a gravity actuated ceases c i. ,A y

a. rod 12B haring -i l l l l @I l i l "means including a gravity lum controlled by the key for causing the, brush to traverse the segment, a single line audits sections to control the movements of said printing members; y

Il. ln a printingv telegraph, the combination. oli` a sending key, a commutator seg ment divided into a plurality ot conductiniig sections, a brush traversing the" segment, actuated .'pendu wire, means controlled by the brush tor sendingu impulses over said Wire, and printing,l meclrlinism controlled by the impulses sent over said line Wire'.V

ln a printing telegraph, the combina tion ot'a sending key, a commutator segment divided into a plurality of conductingr sections, a brush traversing the segment, means including a gravity actuated pendulum controlled by the' key for causingthe'brushtto traverse the segment, a Single line Wim, means controlled b f the traverse ot the brush across said segr ment in one direction a plurality of succesn sive impulses will be sent over 'the line Wire, and mechanism operative through the lnedium of the plut"K lity of impl-ilses-'or lreproducing a single character corresponding `to said sending key. 1

(i. ln `a printing telegraph, the combinat-ion ot' a normally closed main line, a relay at each end of the line, a transmitter circuit controlling each relay, which on the depression of the key the transmitter circuit may be Yestablished one or more times and correspondingly break the main line circuit, said means inclluling a pendulum hung to swing by gravity, means tor holding it at an endet its stroke against gravity, and circuit making' and breaking; devices operated by the swinging pendulum; and printing means and selective mechanism at the receiving end of the line by which` a character is recorded corresponding,` to the a key, means by key depressed on the passage of these im-A pulses over the main line.

7. 1n a printing telegraph, the combina-l tion of a swinging 'penduiuin carrying a brush, a segment divided into a plurality oi' insulating sections, a keyboard having a number of keys in excess of the number ot said sections but which sections permit oi.E a number ofpermutations and combinations corresponding to the number ot keys, elecY trical means for combining these sections to form permutations to correspond to the keys, means by which on the Adepression of a key one or more of said sections so combined will permit of currents passing through the sections on the traverse of said brush over said sectious,` printing mechanism, and means controlled by the currents passing through the brush whereby on lll said lsections for operating the printing each machine l 15 keys greater thanthe number of thc sections lum magnet circuits with means controlled 80 65 wlre, and means including a segment in each having a swinging pendulum with a brush machine having a number of insulatedconon each pendulum, a sending segment di.. ducting-.sections less than the total number vided iiito a plurality offcon'ducting sections Aof keys and a gravity actuated pendulum. over which the brush on the sending penducarrying brushes which move over the conlum swings, a receiving segment divided into ducting sections, with suitable electrical con- 70 la corresponding -number of conducting secnections, for reproducing by said printing tions over which the brush onthe receiving members the characters corresponding to pendulum swings, said sections on the receivany of said keys depressed. ing segment being longer than the sections l2. In a printing telegraph, the combina- 10 on the sending segment, wherebythe brush tion of a sending' key, a printing member, 75 on the receiving pendulum is in contact two pendulum members each having a brush longer with a section than is the brush on and a commut-ator segment over which each the sending pendulum in contact with its brush moves, a normally closed'main line, corresponding section, la serles of 'sending relays at the ends of the main hne, penduof either segment, acorresponding numthereby for holdingfthe pendulums at the ber of printing devices, and electrical con.- ends of their respective segmeiits, and means nections controlled by the keys and said by which on the depression of the key the sections whereby on the depression of any pendulums are released and one or more imkey a corresponding print-ing device is oppulses are sent over the line to actuate the 85 erated. j printing member.'

9. In a printing telegraph, a sending ma- 13. The combination of a key, a pendulum chine and a receiving machine, each ma-v having a brush, a commutator divided 'into chine having a swinging pendulum with-a a plurality of sections over which the bruzsh brush on each pendulum, a sending segment moves, a single line wire, a transmitter c'irv90 divided into a plurality of conducting seccuit vcontrolling the impulses over the line, tions over which the brush on the sending printing mechanism with means controlled pendulumV swings, a receiving segment diby the main line limpulses to actuate it, and vided into a correspondingnumber of conmeans controlled by the key and commutator ducting sections over which the brush on the Vsections' to open and close the transmitter 95 receiving pendulum swings, a series of sendcirc'uit. l p ing keys greater than the number oftthe se'c- 14. In a printin telegraph; the combinations of either segment, a corresponding tion with a .main fine, of a pendulum hung number of printing devices, land electrical to swing bygravity, electro-magnetic means connectionscontrolled by the keys and said for holding the pendulum at an end of its 100 sections whereby on the depression of any stroke against gravity, a key, electro-magkey a corresponding printing device is opnetic' connections for controlling the release erated. and detention of the pendulum, mechanism l0. In a printing telegraph, a sending maoperated through the swinging movement of 40 chine and a receiving machine, each machine the pendulum to send impulses over the line, 105

having a swinging pendulum-'with a brush and. means for recording said impulses. on veach pendulum, a sendin segment dil5. In a printing'telcgraph, thecombina` tion with a main line, of a pendulum hung to swing' byI gravity, electro-magnetic means vlded into a plurality of conducting sections over which the brush on the sending pendutor holding the pendulum at an end of its 110 stroke against gravity, a key, electro-mag-A lum swings, a receiving segment divlded into netic connections for controlling Athev release and detention of, the pendulum,'mechanism a corresponding number of conducting sectionsv over which the brush on the receiving `pendulum swings, a series ofsending keys greater than the number of the sections of y operated through the swinging movement of v either segment, a corresponding number of the pendulum to send impulses over theline, 115 printing devices, and electrical connections selective mechanism operative b vthe'imcontrolled by the keys and said sections pulses, and printing mechanism controlled -whereby on the depression of any key 'acorby said selective mechanism.

' responding printing device is operated, said 16. In a printing telegraph, the combinaQ last-nam@ connections including in the tion with a main line, of a pendulum hung 120 sending machine 'a transmit-ter circuithaving to swing by gravity, electromagnetic means means for making and )breaking the line, tor holding the pendulum at,an end of its and a switch controlled by the 'key for maki stroke against gravity, a key, electro-maging and breaking the transmitter circuit. I netic connections for controlling the, release.

11. In a printing telegraph, the combinal and detention of the pendulum,mechanism 125 tion of a sending machine having a plurality l operated tlnough the swinging movement of of sending keys, and a receiving machine. the pendulum to send impulses o ver thc line, having a number of printing members cor- .said last-named. means including'a vcommuresponding to the'sending keys, a single line tator segment divided into a pluraiity of conducting sections, a brush orrthe penduhun :swinging over uuid. sections, and circuits,` completed through said sections und brush and controlled hy the hay., a corresponding pendulum, hrusih and commuteuur sections nl the opposite cud ol flic liuc, menne for controlling,r the niovmnenl; of the seem/nln named pendulum hy the impulsee over said line, recording mechanism, und` electrical means ciinurolled hy the .h yminimi pendulum, brush and couunuahn' to oik'iei'ate the recording numhaniern.

17. [n a j ninling' ielegi'apl'i, the comloination with u main line, oil u pcuduhim hung lo Swing by gravity, elcetro-magnetic means for holding the penduluni ai', au end ui. its stroke ugainel, gravity, a key, electro-mag' netic conneciimm` for controlling' l'he release and detention oi' the 4pemiulum, merjrhaniem operated through the :swinging movement o'f the pendulum to Send impulses over the line, said laebnumerl Ineens; inclm'lng a commututor segment divided -into n plurality of conducting Section5, a hrunh on the pendulum swinging over said Sect-ione, und circuits completed througheeii'l sections and brush and controlled by the key, a corresponding pendulum, hineh anni cnnnnutator sections at -the opposite end of the line, means 'for controlling the movement of the Second-V named pendulum by the impulses over said line,- recordingf mechanism, electrical means controlled by the lasbnamed pendulum, brush and eonnnueior to operate the record ing mechanism, e a ifielec've mechanism including said im 'mined elecii-icel means.

i8 The comhinaiion of u line, a relay at each end, u iruusmiiei circuit ut one end controlling impulse-e over the line, and a pendulum circuit at 'he other* end. controlled by the line, a. Swinging pemiuimn al. each end of the line, euch pendulum having a brush and a con'nnui'u'or segment over which cach brush operuee, electro-magnetic means for controlling the movemene ol ille sending pendulum, ineens hy which'the sending pendulum in sweeping across its segment I causes one or more circuits to be made through the local transmit er circuit'I lo break the line, means by i'hich these breaks in the line Similarly affect th'`receiving pen dulum, and recording mechanism controlled. hy the mechanism at this end of the line.

if). in a printing telegraph, the comhina lion of a segment divided into n plurality of ineului-d conducting sections, al swinging pendulum having a brush in swinging conucl with said.' sections, a sending key, a. traufsunitter circuit, a main line, clecironiagnetic means controlled by the key for releasing and for holding the pendulum at an end of its stroke, circuits completed through one or more of the eegmenlzsections und through ihe key, means; hy which on the depression of the key the pel'idulum is re* leased and one or more impulses sent overt-he line, and selective mechanism at the opposite end ofthe line actuated hy said impulses.

20. In a printin telegraph, the combina tion of a segment ivided into a plurality of insulated conducting sections, a Swinging pendulum having u brush in swinging contact with said sections, a sending key, a t ausmiiter circuit, a main line, electro-mag netic means controlled by the key for releas ing and for holding thependulum at an end of its stroke, circuits completed through one o1 more of the segment sections and through the key, means by which on the depression of the key the pendulum is released and one or more impulses sent over the line select-ivemechanism. at the opposite end of the line actuated by said impulses, and printing mechanism operative hy said Selective mechmiism.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set4 my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

i JOI-IAN J. VERMEER. `Witnesses L. vIl. Zmnwrnn'MANN, 

